Table 2.
Perceived threats, negative emotions, and self-efficacy of pregnant women during the COVID-19 period (N=4087).
| Variable | Value, n (%) | ||||||||
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Very little | Little | Much | Very much | |||||
| Perceived susceptibility | |||||||||
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Likelihood of oneself contracting COVID-19 | 788 (19.3) | 1986 (48.6) | 944 (23.1) | 369 (9.0) | ||||
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Likelihood of one’s family members contracting COVID-19 | 713 (17.4) | 1884 (46.1) | 1052 (25.7) | 438 (10.7) | ||||
| Perceived severity | |||||||||
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COVID-19 will be transmitted from mother to child | 261 (6.4) | 610 (14.9) | 2114 (51.7) | 1102 (27.0) | ||||
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Maternal infection of COVID-19 will be more difficult to cure than in the general population | 212 (5.2) | 479 (11.7) | 2074 (50.7) | 1322 (32.3) | ||||
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Maternal infection of COVID-19 will affect the health of the child | 203 (5.0) | 366 (9.0) | 1944 (47.6) | 1574 (38.5) | ||||
| Self-efficacy | |||||||||
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Confidence of protecting oneself from contracting COVID-19 | 478 (11.7) | 1334 (32.6) | 1588 (38.9) | 687 (16.8) | ||||
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Confidence of protecting family members from contracting COVID-19 | 443 (10.8) | 1412 (34.5) | 1601 (39.2) | 631 (15.4) | ||||
| Fear | |||||||||
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Level of fear of COVID-19 | 666 (16.3) | 2118 (51.8) | 991 (24.2) | 312 (7.6) | ||||
| Worry | |||||||||
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Worry about being infected with COVID-19 when attending a prenatal checkup | 258 (6.3) | 773 (18.9) | 1983 (48.5) | 1073 (26.3) | ||||
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Worry about one’s hospital delivery arrangement being affected due to COVID-19 | 371 (9.1) | 936 (22.9) | 1841 (45.0) | 939 (23.0) | ||||
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Worry that accompanied delivery will not be available due to COVID-19 | 398 (9.7) | 865 (21.2) | 1844 (45.1) | 980 (24.0) | ||||
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Worry that child health services will be affected after delivery due to COVID-19 | 339 (8.3) | 746 (18.3) | 1957 (47.9) | 1045 (25.6) | ||||